Games Like Caesar (Series) Similar City Building Games like Caesar (Series)

Caesar is described as 'As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your mission is clear – build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, battle barbarians and repel' and is a city building game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Caesar for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Steam, Mac and Wine apps. The best Caesar alternative is openage, which is both free and Open Source. Other Caesar like games are CaesarIA, Anno, Travian and Tropico.

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As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your mission is clear – build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out...

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  1. openage icon

    openage

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    Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...

    41 openage alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    openage screenshot 1

    openage Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player

    openage VS Caesar

     

    • openage is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Caesar.

    • openage is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Caesar.

    • openage is Free and Open SourceCaesar is Paid and Proprietary
    • openage is MultiplayerCaesar is not according to our users
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    CaesarIA

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    CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.

    31 CaesarIA alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    • Steam
    CaesarIA screenshot 1

    CaesarIA Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Medieval

    CaesarIA VS Caesar

     

    • Almost everyone thinks CaesarIA is a great Caesar alternative.

    • CaesarIA is the most popular Android & Mac alternative to Caesar.

    • CaesarIA is Free and Open SourceCaesar is Paid and Proprietary
    • CaesarIA is MultiplayerCaesar is not according to our users
  4. Anno icon

    Anno

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    ANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements.

    23 Anno alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Anno 2070

    Anno Features

    Anno VS Caesar

     

    • Anno is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Caesar.

    • Anno is the most popular commercial alternative to Caesar.

    • Anno is Paid and ProprietaryCaesar is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Travian icon

    Travian

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    Join the famous expert strategy game with thousands of real players, directly in your browser.

    28 Travian alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Travian screenshot 1

    Travian Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Endless gameplay
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Free to play

    Travian VS Caesar

     

    • Travian is the most popular Web-based alternative to Caesar.

    • Travian is Freemium and ProprietaryCaesar is Paid and Proprietary
    • Travian is MultiplayerCaesar is not according to our users
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    Tropico

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    Tropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. Feral Interactive has developed and published a number of the games.

    25 Tropico alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    Tropico screenshot 1

    Tropico Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Politics
    5.  Production Chains

    Tropico VS Caesar

     
  7. Banished icon

    Banished

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    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.

    46 Banished alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam
    Banished screenshot 1

    Banished Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Logistics
    3.  Production Chains
    4.  Medieval

    Banished VS Caesar

     
  9. Tribal Wars icon

    Tribal Wars

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    Tribal Wars is a browser-based game set in the Middle Ages. Every player controls a small village, striving for power and glory.

    29 Tribal Wars alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tribal Wars screenshot 1

    Tribal Wars Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Multiplayer

    Tribal Wars VS Caesar

     
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    Spring 1944

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    Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game based on the open source Spring Engine. Our goal is to create four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain) with period-accurate units and strengths. Realism is a primary design goal, second only to creating a game that is fun and...

    25 Spring 1944 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Spring 1944 screenshot 1

    Spring 1944 Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Player

    Spring 1944 VS Caesar

     
  11. Micropolis icon

    Micropolis

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    Micropolis is a open city-building simulator game and is based on the original source code of SimCity , which was donated to the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project by Electronic Arts as free and open source software under the terms of the...

    40 Micropolis alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Micropolis screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The online version and theFacebook app are unavailable. The source code and the Java version are available from Google Code.

    Micropolis VS Caesar

     

    • Micropolis is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Caesar.

    • Micropolis is Free and Open SourceCaesar is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Pharaoh and Cleopatra icon

    Pharaoh and Cleopatra

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    14 Pharaoh and Cleopatra alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    Pharaoh was released on October 31, 1999, and was later complemented with an expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile. The official website is no longer available, but the game can be still bought from GOG.com

    Pharaoh and Cleopatra Features

    1.  Playback speed control
    2.  Isometric view

    Pharaoh and Cleopatra VS Caesar

     
  13. Augustus icon

    Augustus

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    An open source re-implementation of Caesar III. Contribute to Keriew/augustus development by creating an account on GitHub.

    5 Augustus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Nintendo Switch
    Augustus screenshot 1

    Augustus Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Free to play

    Augustus VS Caesar

     
  14. Neighbours from Hell icon

    Neighbours from Hell

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    Neighbours from Hell is a strategy video game for Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox. In Europe, it was released for Windows on June 20, 2003, and the GameCube and Xbox on March 4, 2005.

    4 Neighbours from Hell alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine

    Neighbours from Hell VS Caesar

     
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